Corpse Bullets, Clone Dogs, and Other Stories We Didn't Post [Video]

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn't possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn't worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »

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Survival Lab is a fun pixelated game where dying doesn't matter

In most games, dying is a bad thing. You have to start all over again, or at least revert to the last save point and lose some progress. Not so in Survival Lab: in this pixelated gem you play as a lone individual pitted against ruthless weapons in a sealed chamber. You have to run, jump and duck, collecting little yellow things (I have no idea what they're called).

For each donut-like yellow thing you pick up, you gain a bit of experience. If you manage to collect several in a row without getting hit, this counts as a combo. You can see my mad combo skills in the screenshot, of course. Collecting combos is a good thing, because a ten-point combo gives you for more experience than just collecting ten dounts one by one (getting hit in-between).

Having experience is useful, because once you die, you get to a screen where you can upgrade your skills. You can learn to run faster, double-jump (and then double-jump higher), and duck. You can also gain more armour so that getting hit won't kill you so quickly.

What makes this simple game so addictive is that when you die, your experience doesn't reset. You just go back to the same level, or another level of your choosing, and keep accumulating more and more experience. Lots of fun, especially if you're into the whole retro-gaming thing.

Survival Lab is a fun pixelated game where dying doesn't matter originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension

Sure, Amazon's Cloud Player works -- as long as you're in the U.S. or willing to do some tinkering -- but it's fairly simplistic at the moment. There are plenty of features missing which we'd like to see added -- but since Cloud Player is a Web app we don't have to wait for Amazon!

Google Chrome users, for example, can add playback hotkeys with an extension called keyMazony. Once installed, you'll have keyboard control of your Amazon Cloud Player queue. keyMazony commands will work as long as you're in the same Chrome window as Cloud Player, even if its tab doesn't have focus. The key combinations are customizable as well -- just make sure you don't set up a combo that conflicts with another extension or Chrome's built-in keyboard shortcuts.

Add playback hotkeys to Amazon Cloud Player with a Chrome extension originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How Not to Lie On Twitter [User Manual]

Yesterday, The Onion began tweeting gunfire in the Capitol. The premise was that Congress took America's children hostage. Oh, cruel satire, you are hilarious! Except not everyone knew it was a joke. And now the Capitol police are investigating. Uh-oh. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/vRT2TfmEXv4/how-not-to-lie-on-twitter

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A Bench That's Part See-Saw, Part Slinky [Design]

This fun and flexible furniture is called a polymorphic bench and it has a unique mechanical design that will change shape when someone sits down on it. More »

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City Cyclists Should Be Wearing Respirator Gas Masks [Bikes]

Cyclists traveling the car-filled streets of a city have one more hazard to worry about - black carbon from air pollution. More »

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Buy ipad

For most people and an iPad is part of their lives. This is because the ipad is the best tablet pc in the market. They are many tablet pcs today but none offers impressive specs than the ipad. This is the main reason why it ws even featured on the Oparah show. Many consumers use the iPad for my reasons ranging from reading eBooks to reading their emails and for entertainment. You can buy iPad at many stores both online [...]

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magicJack gets an iOS app

Bill’s review of the magicJack Plus have been really popular with our readers. Now iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad owners can make free calls to U.S. and Canadian phone numbers or to any magicJack number, anywhere in the world using WiFi or 3G. The calls won’t use your mobile minutes or require any purchase. It’s [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/09/29/magicjack-gets-an-ios-app/

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Woman Dedicates Six Years Of Her Life To Row Solo Across Three Oceans [Video]

Roz Savage is about to set a world record as the first woman to row solo across the three largest oceans of the world. You may think she's an extreme athlete, but she's actually a lot like you and me. More »

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